“ I don't like it when Abby always compares me to Maddie, because I'm not Maddie. I'm Mackenzie. ”
Mackenzie Frances Ziegler[3] is a ten-year-old dancer at the Abby Lee Dance Company.
She was born on June 4, 2004 to Kurt and Melissa Ziegler and is the younger sister of Maddie Ziegler.
Her parents are divorced, allegedly because dance got in the way of their marriage. Mackenzie's father has two sons, Ryan and Tyler from a previous relationship.
Apart from dance, both Mackenzie and her sister take voice lessons. She is in fifth grade for the 2014/2015 school year. She was in first grade (almost in second grade) when the show first started filming.
Mackenzie excels at acro and her sense of humor is regularly highlighted in brief interviews on Dance Moms episodes.
Outside of the show, she dances with a different group at the studio, but her mother wanted her to appear on television alongside Maddie.
Her debut single, "It's A Girl Party," was released April 2nd, 2014. Mackenzie's debut music album was released on April 26th, 2014, reaching #1 on the iTunes pop chart list in America, as well as #7 on the overall album charts.
Pre-Dance Moms Dances
Acro Genre Solos
Let Me Entertain You
Group Dances
Pinktastic
Kissed a Boy (with Nia Frazier, etc)
10 Little Indians (with Maddie Ziegler, etc)
Pre-Dance Moms Awards
Group Dances
Kissed a Boy: 2nd Overall at Dance Educators of America
Mackenzie Ziegler
Mackenzie Ziegler Bio
Biographical Information
Gender: Female
Born: June 4, 2004
Age: 10
Height: 4' 4" (est. Nov 2014)[1][2]
Projected
Adult Ht: 5' 0"
Home: Murrysville
Occupation: Dancer
Student
Singer
School
Grade: 5th in 2014/2015 schoolyear
Affiliations: Abby Lee Dance Company
Friends and Family
Parents: Melissa Ziegler (mother)
Kurt Ziegler (father)
Greg Gisoni (step-dad)
Siblings: Maddie Ziegler (older sister)
Ryan (half-brother)
Tyler (half-brother)
Mathew (step-brother)
Michele (step-sister)
Friends: Maddie Ziegler
Chloe Lukasiak
Brooke Hyland
Paige Hyland
Nia Frazier
Kendall Vertes
Brandon Pent
Payton Ackerman
Gianna Martello
Clara Lukasiak
Nick Dobbs
Asia Monet Ray
Tea' Adamson
Sarah Hunt
Vivi-Anne Stein
Kalani Hilliker
Brooke Kosinski
Love Interests: Nash Grier (celebrity crush)
Pets: Molly (dog)
Maliboo (dog)
Nicknames BooBoo Kitty (by the Ziegler family)
Bubby (by the Ziegler family)
Kenzie or Kenz (by everyone)
Mack Z (as a singer)
Kenzie Boo (by everyone)
Quotes
“ Sometimes, when Abby yells, it makes me laugh 'cause her face turns red. ”
—Mackenzie, "The Competition Begins"
“ I don't wanna go on Broadway; all I wanna do is... stay home and eat chips. ”
—Mackenzie, "Stealing the Show"
“ Abby doesn't look like a model to me. ”
—Mackenzie, "Love on the Dance Floor"
“ Sometimes I don't think Abby knows what she's talking about. ”
—Mackenzie, Season 1
“ I just cry sometimes - it's no big deal. ”
—Mackenzie, "There's Only One Star"
“ I'm not putting a rat on my hair! And a snood? What's a snood? ”
—Mackenzie, "Return of the Candy Apples"
“ I'm totally ready to dance with the big girls. ”
—Mackenzie, "Brooke's Turning Point"
“ I made Abby cry because I did my dance really good. ”
—Mackenzie, "Brooke's Back"
“ I've never been on top of the pyramid so that's why I'm really surprised! ”
—Mackenzie, "Wardrobe Malfunction"
“ I want to marry dance, but I don't. If I had to marry someone, I would marry Justin Bieber. ”
—Mackenzie, "The Runaway Mom"
“ Always a bridesmaid, never a bride. ”
—Mackenzie, "The Runaway Mom"
“ It doesn't matter about the dance, it matters about me! I'm emotional! ”
—Mackenzie, "The Runaway Mom"
“ I don't want to be naked onstage! ”
—Mackenzie, "Topless Showgirls"
“ I could've gotten lost at sea! ”
—Mackenzie, "Miami Heat Wave"
“ Hey, Miss Abby taught me how to shake my bum bum, and I shake it pretty well. ”
—Mackenzie, "Abbygeddon"
“ I think boys are icky. Icky, icky icky, icky, Icky! ”
—Mackenzie, Guess Who's Back?
“ Being benched means, either you have san injury or like... ”
—Mackenzie, The Apple of Her Eye
“ I don't like it when Abby always compares me to Maddie, because I'm not Maddie. I'm Mackenzie. ”
—Mackenzie, "She's a Maniac"
“ Being a drag queen is a lot of work, because you have to work it. ”
—Mackenzie, "Sister Showdown"
“ Working on the video is really awesome because I have all my friends in it. I love to sing! ”
—Mackenzie, Lights! Camera! Dance!
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